Kceo Inc.

Konami Co., Ltd.

Kabushiki Kaisha Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka

Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, Inc.

Naoki Nishikawa

Hideto Inoue

Kenji Fujioka

Hiroshi Miyaoka

Koji Toyohara

Hiroshi Tanibuchi

Kazuhiko Uehara

Masahiro Ikariko

Isao Akada

Katsuyoshi Endo

Keiichi Maekawa

Kazuo Iwasaki

Shiro Murata

Makiko Yamada

A character training control includes setting a character to be trained and its training initial values when a training mode is instructed; obtaining training values to be added to the training initial values of the character by causing the set character to take actions on a monitor in line with a training purpose according to the operation of a plurality of operable buttons; giving a plurality of kinds of items to the character which are prepared in advance and influential to sums of the training values in relation to at least one of the trained state of the character and action instructing operations given to the character by the operable buttons; judging whether training has been successful; and transferring the data of the successfully trained character to the external side together with the training initial values and the given items when a transfer mode is instructed. The control enables realization of an interesting and ingenious game.

Video game apparatus, a character training controlling method, and a readable storage medium storing character training control programs

Erroneous input is prevented on the event of input of instructions by a game player, which instructions are likely to change according to the state of a game character's abilities, while providing the player with a firm grasp of the state of abilities of the character. In a competitive action game which mimics baseball, among the players operating two connected portable game devices, the player engaged in defense is prompted to select a pitch type for pitching from a pitcher character to a batter character . Here pitching ability data is set such that the pitcher character can pitch, as breaking pitches, a sinker, curveball, or slider, with a curve width of 3, 1 and 5, respectively; based on this pitching ability data, the icons are displayed in the vicinity of the strike zone display

Computer-readable recording media recorded with action game program, action game control device and method, and action game program

A character is trained to have abilities and characteristics desired by the player, on a probability basis, without significantly reflecting the level of game playing skill of the player. A main character and game images are displayed on a monitor, and a main character is caused to move to various battle fronts by commands from an operating section. Training for increasing various ability values is performed by executing prescribed tasks. A ROM cassette stores scene images, actions for each scene, and abilities, in accordance with the success or failure of action results. The character can implement actions with a prescribed success probability, according to one specified scene. Plus or minus points are applied to the corresponding ability values in accordance with the success or failure of the action result, and actions are implemented at each one of successively selected scenes until a game time period has been cleared.

Training-style video game device, character training control method and readable storage medium storing character training control program

A game image representing an infield as a specific game image in a game space of a baseball game is displayed on a display surface of a monitor as a reference game image. According to the position of a game medium character, for example, representing a baseball which serves as a game situation, the display of the reference game is switched to that of a combined game image. For example, if the ball flies in a direction toward an outfield (outfield direction), the outfield neighboring a partial game image displayed in the half of the display surface in the outfield direction within the reference game image is displayed as an adjacent game image instead of the partial game image. Accordingly, a game situation and a game progress can be easily grasped and a game operation can be more smoothly performed.

Video game with split screen and automatic scrolling

A ROM is provided, storing a game space having a plurality of places, a main character belonging to a sport team, and a plurality of other characters provided with different capabilities regarding the sport. A wandering processing means causes the main character displayed on a monitor to move to desired places in the game space according to operation of operating keys, executing conversation processing regarding the above solicitation between the displayed main character and other characters, and in the event that the result of the conversation is success in solicitation, the other character is registered to the member registering means. Thus, a game with a high gaming nature and absorbing interest can be provided, wherein the relation between the character of the player and a specific character can be influenced via a main character, and this influence can be reflected on the game story.

Video game device, control method for processing of soliciting video characters to join simulated team, and readable recording medium recording control programs for processing of soliciting video characters to join simulated team

A manual controller of a video game system has a plurality of control switches for controlling the motion of an image displayed on a display screen, and an analog joystick for designating a point in a given area on the displayed image. When the analog joystick is operated by the game player of the video game system, it is tilted to a position in a desired direction in a two-dimensional plane, and outputs a positional signal depending on the tilted position thereof. A coordinate transforming unit converts first and second two-dimensional coordinates of the tilted position respectively into third and fourth two-dimensional coordinates of an image position with respect to a predetermined reference position on the displayed image, with a first conversion constant for converting the first coordinate into the third coordinate and a second conversion constant, which is different from the first conversion constant, for converting the second coordinate into the fourth coordinate.

Apparatus for and method of designating a point on displayed image, and

A game cartridge is inserted into a game device, and a controller is operated to display and perform a game stored in the game cartridge on a display monitor. The game cartridge has a ROM for storing a game program and a RAM for storing data of a play character having unique abilities. The controller is operated to instruct a play character to repeat various patterns of speech and action to increase the number of 'remaining experience credits'. Obtained 'remaining experience credits' are assigned to abilities of the play characters to achieve desired ability values for thereby growing the play character until it develops unique abilities.

Video game apparatus, method of controlling the growth of play character

A game machine having play-by-play announcement includes a monitor, a manipulator, a memory to store data for each of a plurality of vocal sound groups, each vocal sound group expressing a word in connection with the game; a controller operable to produce a new game scene on the monitor in accordance with a game program and an instructive signal generated by the manipulator, and designate data for a vocal sound group suitable to the produced new scene; and a sound generator to generate vocal sounds suitable for the new scene based on the designated data.

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Naoki Nishikawa